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...former spies argue that the Agency's staff need to be protected from changes in political climate. A joint statement issued by Feinstein and her Republican counterpart on the committee, Missouri Senator Kit Bond, said the probe will examine, among other things, "whether the CIA implemented the program in compliance with official guidance, including covert action findings, Office of Legal Counsel opinions, and CIA policy." But the staffers responsible for carrying out detention and interrogation policies, they say, would never have used the controversial techniques if it had not been for explicit legal guidance from the Bush Administration...
...award from the British ambassador to the United States, rather than Queen Elizabeth II, who knights only British subjects. A date for the ceremony has not yet been set, Pickerill said. Brown, who is currently visiting the U.S., announced Kennedy’s award during a speech before a Joint Meeting of Congress. “I hope that you will allow me to single out for special mention today one of your most distinguished Senators, known in every continent and a great friend,” Brown said. Nominations for knighthood are submitted to the British Foreign Office...
...People will be watching to see what we do,” Megan says. “And I have to say that I’m very optimistic about the direction of things.”One initiative that Faust says students will see next year is a joint venture between the OFA and the ART.With the calendar reform to be in place next academic year, the two organizations will provide students with the opportunity to sign up for a theater intensive workshop as part of the January Experience—roughly a month-long period between semesters.ART Managing...
...turf menu but whose selling point is that its walls automatically change out like set decorations to give the room an entirely different look every so often. Impressive, if pointless. There's a steak place called Botero that displays works by the Colombian artist and a more modest joint called Café Society. We dined at Wynn's signature restaurant, Sinatra, named for ole you-know-who, a Wynn pal. If you like Sinatra's music, the restaurant is a calm, beautiful setting in which to enjoy it. Better yet, the chef, Theo Schoenegger (yes, he's Italian), can make...
...sybarites, the Encore features a new nightspot called XS. The line forms the moment the joint opens, at 10 p.m. Here you can witness young women in high heels and minidresses play tug-of-war with modesty, as they alternately pull up on the top of the garment and down on the bottom, since there isn't enough fabric to do both at once. Modesty never stood a chance...